He enters our lives under the guise of a friend; he says that he pours eloquence into the mouths of the silent, gives determination to the timid and infectious cheerfulness to the shy, he makes you forget about crooked teeth, ripe pimples, shining bald spots, sunken breasts and loose fat. It frees hands, tongues and gives entrepreneurship during love dates; it dispels attacks of evening sadness and makes morning vigor play with brighter colors. It helps creators create by fueling their imagination. He helps young people join the adult world... And he, insatiable, daily demands new victims, and while innocent people continue to be led to his slaughter... No one sees himself as a degraded creature, from the sharp stench of which even dogs shy away - when, under the approving glances of slaves, they accept the first glass of many to follow. No one understands that they are not becoming better and smarter, but are only approaching the border, beyond which life is worse than death... No one of their own free will will go into the stinking quagmire - therefore, the slaves standing in it waist-deep with smiles take them by the arms and help them take the first step …